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Forget Batman and Metal Gear Solid V, Rocket League has come out of nowhere to become the biggest game of the summer. The PC and PSN digital game has been played by 6m people, developer Psyonix has announced. The car-football title was released as part of the PlayStation Plus Instant …

In this week’s issue of MCV, we speak to Psyonix, the developer of the suprise hit of the summer Rocket League. VP of marketing and communications Jeremy Dunham talks about the success of the car football title, and what is next for Rocket League. And as UKIE Chair Andy Payne …

In August it was revealed that the then new Windows 10 would lock out some older disc-based games that used certain DRM methods. Now it seems that the same restrictions have been rolled out older versions of the OS, including Windows 7, 8 and Windows Vista. Rock Paper Shotgun reports …

The legacy instruments adapter for the Xbox One release of Rock Band 4 has been made available for individual purchase, Harmonix has announced. A new post on the studio’s blog reveals there’s been an about face regarding the mandatory bundling of the adapter and the game’s Xbox One edition. The …

Gameloft has reportedly closed another game development studio. Gamasutracites multiple sources that claim the company has shut down a Seattle-based office, with one source stating roughly 15 people have been laid off. The move comes less than a year after the branch opened in November 2014. It’s not clear at …

EA Access will add Battlefield Hardline to its library of free games next month, according to a listing on the service. GameSpotreports that the free version is due out in October, but no specific release date was mentioned. Electronic Arts has since confirmed the news. EA Access is availableexclusively to …

Industry survey reveals optimistic outlook throughout all British games businesses

Back in January 2014 15,824 people pledged a total of $660,126 on Kickstarter for a spiritual successor to Final Fantasy Tactics. These people were paying for a narrative-heavy tactical RPG designed by FFT and Vagrant Story’s Yasumi Matsuno due for release in July 2015. So an announcement confirming not only …

Sales of the current generation of consoles will fall ever so slightly short of previous generation of machines. That’s according to Michael Pachter who Games Industry reports told a DICE Europe audience that he believes PS4 will sell between 120m and 130m units in its lifetimes. Xbox One, meanwhile, is …

GAME is hoping to tempt gamers off the bench for the midnight release of FIFA 16. The retailer is kicking off the game’s launch tonight (Wednesday September 23rd) when the clock strikes 12. Those attending the early openings will be able to grab the game straight away, as well as …